 Installed a trickle charger jack port in wheel well, Don't have to open engine lid all the time |
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| oakdalecurtis |
 Dec 14 2016, 05:40 PM
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Oakdalecurtis  Group: Members Posts: 1,324 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California 
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I've used a Noco trickle charger on my Optima Red Top battery in my 914 for many years whenever I'm parked in my garage. Sometimes with bad weather I don't drive the car a lot in the winter. I always open the engine lid and hook up the charger when I pull in the garage. I got tired of opening the engine lid every time and hooking up the charger jaws to the battery posts, and removing then charger and closing the engine lid every time I wanted to go for a drive. Open, close, open, close.....I finally made a 1/4 inch jack port holder under the rear wheel well and connected it with a wire lead to the battery positive. The negative is the jack grounded to the body by the steel jack holder bar. Now the charger hangs over the car, and when I go out , I just switch off the Noco charger, unplug the charging jack and hang the cord over the charger. When I return, in goes the jack and on goes the charger. I'm big on simple!
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| boxsterfan |
Dec 15 2016, 09:11 AM
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914's are kewl Group: Members Posts: 1,776 Joined: 6-June 03 From: San Ramon, CA Member No.: 791 Region Association: Northern California |
Driver's door gap looks off. Check your longs!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)
Your trickle charger setup looks trick!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) |
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| oakdalecurtis |
Dec 15 2016, 10:42 AM
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Oakdalecurtis Group: Members Posts: 1,324 Joined: 5-June 15 From: Oakdale, Ca Member No.: 18,802 Region Association: Central California
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QUOTE(boxsterfan @ Dec 15 2016, 07:11 AM)  Driver's door gap looks off. Check your longs!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Your trickle charger setup looks trick!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Thanks for the notice, but I just didn't have the door closed tightly. Here's a pic of my California kept dry car longs.  |
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oakdalecurtis Installed a trickle charger jack port in wheel well Dec 14 2016, 05:40 PM
KELTY360 Good idea to have the cord running past the driver... Dec 14 2016, 05:50 PM
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[quote name='boxsterfan' post='2434109' date='Dec... Dec 15 2016, 02:15 PM N_Jay I would not use a 1/4" phone plug in that app... Dec 15 2016, 10:56 AM oakdalecurtis
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I would not use a 1/4" phone plug in that a... Dec 15 2016, 03:07 PM oakdalecurtis
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